Hatchway-guard.



F. 1. MCACHRAN.

HATCHWAY GUARD. APPLICATION FILED AUG.29. 19|]- `l MII l /f lVNVENTOH 'vi/:messes Pawnted; Feb. 5, 1918. j

ATTORNEY FLORAJ, MGAGHRAN, OF BLOOMFIELD; IOWA,

Specification of Letters atent.

Patented Feb. 5, 1918:,

i Appiieenon med Augusta, 1917. i sei-iai No. 188,833.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, FLORA J. MoAoi-IRAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bloomfield, in the ,county of Davis and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hatchway- Guards, of which the following is a speci- "fication v This invention relates to an improved guard for use in connection with a hatchway and the principal object of the inven tion is to provide a guard which may be connectedy with a, door or closure for the entrance to aside-walk door, it being of course understood that the guard could be used in connection with the closurefor any similar opening in a door of a building.

Another object of the invention is to so A construct this guard that when the door or closure is raised, the guard will swing to an openposition, the guard being limited in its swinging inovementby an abutment arm and serving not only as a guard but further serving` as means for retaining the closure in a raised position.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying dra-wings, wherein- Figure 1 isa yperspective view showing a hatchway door raised and the guard moved to the operative position, and,

Fig. 271s a fragmentary-view looking toward the inner face of the Ouard.

The closure o1' door 10 the hatchway i 11 formed inthe side-walk, flooring or other structure 12 may be liingedly mounted as shown in Fig. l so that the door may be swung upwardly to the open position shown. The guard comprises the two leaves or sections 13 and 14e which will be hingedly connected to the door 10 and to each other by spring hinges 15 and when the door is closed will be positioned as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1. When the door is raised, the spring hinges will cause the leaves or sections to swing outwardly to the position shown and this guard will then rest upon the flooring or side-walk about the end portion of the hatchway. In order to prevent the guard from swinging out wardly beyond the desired amount, there has been provided an abutment arm 16 enr gaging the wall of the hatchway and effectively serving to prevent both sections from swinging outwardly beyond the desired amount.V Any conventional form of latch may be .provided to retain the guard in folded position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1.

In the accompanying drawing, a Vguard has been shown applied to one end of the door 10 but it is obvious `that if desired, a similar guard couldY be provided at the opposite end of the door thus protecting both ends of the'hatchway.

W'hat is claimed is 1. A structure having a hatchway provided therein, a closure for the hatchway, and a guard for the hatcliway comprising a leaf hingedly connected with the closure for swinging outwardly, a second leaf hingedly connected with the outer end of the first mentioned leaf, and an abutment arm cai-` ried by the second leaf adjacent its pivoted end for fitting into the hatchwav and engaging the wall thereof to limit the out-` ward swinging movement of the guard.

2. A structure having a hatchway formed therein, a closure for the hatchway,and a guard for the hatchway comprising a leaf e hingedly connected with the closure for swinging outwardly and extending along one end of the hatcliway, a second leaf hingedly connected with the first mentioned leaf for swinging outwardly and extending along` one side of the hatchway, and an abutment arm carried by one leaf for limiting the outward swinging movement of 4. A structure provided with a hatchway, l

a closure for the hatchway, and a guard for the hatchway comprising a. leaf, asecond leaf for folding against the lirst mentioned leaf, and spring hinges connecting the sections and connecting the closure and serving to swing the guard to an open position when the closure is raised. v i

the first section withvy A struct'ure provided withv a hatching the second section outwardly when the way,l a' closure for the'hatchway, a guard closure is opened. 1, -for the htchwayhving, a plurality of seo- In testimony whereof I ax my signature n tions, means forwhngedly connecting one n presence of two Witnesses. f 515i Section withthe closureand swinging thesec- A 'i v K T tion outwardly when the closure is opened, 4 MRS"y FLORA J' MCCHRAB' and means for hngedly connecting the sec-y HALLIE C.VDEUPREE,

" Y ond'seeton wthrtlle rst section and swing MARY M. TINUS.

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